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am mizunaka
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 Posted: Oct 04, 2022 16:42 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Fluorapatite |
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| Mineral: | Fluorapatite, Magnetite |
| Locality: | | Cerro de Mercado Mine, Cerro de los Remedios, Victoria de Durango, Municipio Durango, Durango, Mexico |  |
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| Dimensions: | 7.3 x 5.0 cm |
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: Oct 07, 2022 01:42 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Fluorite |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Mont Blanc Massif, Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France | |
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| Dimensions: | 3.3 x 2.1 cm |
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Philippe Durand
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Location: Normandie
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: Oct 08, 2022 20:10 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Fluorite with Quartz |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite, Quartz, Hematite |
| Locality: | | Florence Mine, Egremont, West Cumberland Iron Field, former Cumberland, Cumbria, England / United Kingdom | |
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| Dimensions: | 7.0 x 4.3 cm |
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| Pale blue fluorite on hematite with hematite included quartz. |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Oct 10, 2022 06:03 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection - Fluorite with Quartz |
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| am mizunaka wrote: | Fluorite, Quartz, Hematite
Florence Mine, Egremont, West Cumberland Iron Field, former Cumberland, Cumbria, England / United Kingdom
Pale blue fluorite on hematite with hematite included quartz. |
Very beautiful piece, Mike. I love the Florence specimens with blue fluorite, a legendary combination from a great classic English mine. From time to time you see a specimen from Florence on the market but the ones with blue fluorite are really rare, hard to get on today's market. The lustrous red quartzes make it even more special and beautiful. A fine English classic, congratulations!
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: Oct 11, 2022 04:40 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection - Fluorite with Quartz |
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| Tobi wrote: | | am mizunaka wrote: | Fluorite, Quartz, Hematite
Florence Mine, Egremont, West Cumberland Iron Field, former Cumberland, Cumbria, England / United Kingdom
Pale blue fluorite on hematite with hematite included quartz. |
Very beautiful piece, Mike. I love the Florence specimens with blue fluorite, a legendary combination from a great classic English mine. From time to time you see a specimen from Florence on the market but the ones with blue fluorite are really rare, hard to get on today's market. The lustrous red quartzes make it even more special and beautiful. A fine English classic, congratulations! |
Thanks Tobi!
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: Oct 11, 2022 04:47 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Rhodochrosite |
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| Mineral: | Rhodochrosite |
| Locality: | | Emma Mine, Butte, Butte District, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 5.4 x 3.9 cm |
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| Zoned rhodochrosite crystals. |
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John Cornish
Joined: 19 Oct 2009
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Location: Port Angeles
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| Posted: Oct 11, 2022 09:39 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection |
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Hi Mike,
As ever, I love the photographs you take!
Yours is truly a unique vision and the photos you produce are always beautifully exceptional. The way the light brings out the most subtle details and color, the orientation and of course, your artist's eye, all combine to produce a visually stunning portrait that captures our attention and appreciation!
Thank you for sharing. Sincerely,
John
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: Oct 11, 2022 13:35 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection - Rhodochrosite |
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| John Cornish wrote: | Hi Mike,
As ever, I love the photographs you take!
Yours is truly a unique vision and the photos you produce are always beautifully exceptional. The way the light brings out the most subtle details and color, the orientation and of course, your artist's eye, all combine to produce a visually stunning portrait that captures our attention and appreciation!
Thank you for sharing. Sincerely,
John |
Thanks John! You words and thoughts are greatly appreciated.
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: Oct 13, 2022 00:42 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Quartz |
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| Mineral: | Quartz, Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Amborompotsy, Ambatofinandrahana District, Amoron'i Mania Region, Madagascar | |
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| Dimensions: | 11.8 x 2.0 cm |
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| A double terminated quartz crystal with fluorite inclusions and voids. |
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: Oct 13, 2022 23:02 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Calcite |
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| Mineral: | Calcite |
| Locality: | | Campomorto Quarry, Pietra Massa, Montalto di Castro, Viterbo Province, Lazio, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 9.4 x 5.4 cm |
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: Oct 15, 2022 00:20 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Gypsum |
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| Mineral: | Gypsum, Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russia | |
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| Dimensions: | 4.8 x .4.9 cm |
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| Gypsum attached to the remnants of a pyritized unknown. Possibly a shell. |
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: Oct 15, 2022 21:46 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Quartz |
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| Mineral: | Quartz, Chalcopyrite |
| Locality: | | Casteel Mine, Bixby, Viburnum Trend District, Iron County, Missouri, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 8.5 x 7.5 cm |
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| Quartz possibly replacing chalcopyrite. The voids on the front of the specimen have bits of chalcopyrite still present. |
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| Mineral: | Quartz, Chalcopyrite |
| Locality: | | Casteel Mine, Bixby, Viburnum Trend District, Iron County, Missouri, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 8.5 x 7.5 cm |
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| Mineral: | Quartz, Chalcopyrite |
| Locality: | | Casteel Mine, Bixby, Viburnum Trend District, Iron County, Missouri, USA | |
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Roger Warin
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| Posted: Oct 15, 2022 23:22 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection |
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Very interesting specimen.
Don't you think it was a perimorphosis of quartz on chalcopyrite?
Then the chalcopyrite was dissolved, in a low pH.
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: Oct 16, 2022 13:09 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection - Quartz |
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| Roger Warin wrote: | Very interesting specimen.
Don't you think it was a perimorphosis of quartz on chalcopyrite?
Then the chalcopyrite was dissolved, in a low pH. |
Thanks Roger. That could be the scenario that left those voids in the specimen.
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